HSI YMCA BLS EXAM - 2023/2024
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill. - correct
answer-Complete chest recoil
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which link in the adult
Out-of-Hospital chain of survival? - correct answer-Activation of Emergency Response
Supporting a patient's physical and emotional needs that are ongoing after hospital
discharge is which link in the chain of survival? - correct answer-Recovery
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of survival is: - correct
answer-Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac
arrest.
This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS provider has difficulty
compressing the appropriate depth. - correct answer-The Heel of One Hand technique
To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three fingers: - correct answer-inside
of the upper arm, midway between the elbow and shoulder.
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - correct answer-Above the patient's
head.
When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take no longer than ___
seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and pulse. - correct answer-10 seconds - To
minimize interruption in chest compression when assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or
infant, you should take no longer than 10 seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and
pulse.
When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart rhythm of fewer than _
beats per minute. - correct answer-60
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ___________significantly. - correct
answer-decreases
When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath every 2-3 seconds. Deliver
each breath over ____ second(s) in length while watching for chest rise. - correct answer-1
second - When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, deliver each breath over 1 second
in length while watching for chest rise.
Which link in the out-of-hospital adult chain of survival is critical to survival when a patient's
heart is in an abnormal rhythm like pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular
fibrillation (VF)? - correct answer-Defibrillation
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